Expert Consultation on Energy Efficiency Standards in Buildings
Mandates The Committee on Housing and Land Management (CHLM) is a forum for exchange of best practice and a platform for policy formulation and implementation in the field of housing and land management
Mandates The Committee on Sustainable Energy is mandated to carry out a programme of work in the field of sustainable energy with a view to providing access to affordable and clean energy to all, in line with the “Sustainable Energy for All” initiative of the Secretary - General, and to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the carbon footprint of the energy sector.
Mandates The Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency (GEEE) focuses on activities that, in line with the "Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General, help significantly improve energy efficiency in the region, thus contributing to climate change mitigation efforts, and strengthen regional cooperation in energy efficiency, with a view to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Mandates • The Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies is a forum for dialogue among regulators and policy makers. The Working Party addresses technical regulations, standardization, conformity assessment, metrology, market surveillance and risk management. • It promotes a holistic partnership on all phases of regulatory action, from standards setting all the way through regulatory enforcement.
Outcome of the expert consultation (1) 1. As an outcome of the Expert Consultation on Energy Efficiency Standards in Buildings (Geneva, 20-21 April 2015), it was proposed to establish an Informal Task Force on Energy Efficiency Standards in Buildings. 2. It is proposed as will be a joint Informal Task Force with the participation of experts from • The Committee on Housing and Land Management • The Committee on Sustainable Energy (and its Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency), and • The Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies.
Outcome of the expert consultation (2) Approach: The Informal Task Force will address issues on energy efficiency codes and standards in buildings. Immediate tasks: To complete the survey report. The deadline for replying - to the survey is open until 15 May 2015. The survey report (pre-final draft) will be completed and presented by the end of May and finalized by the end of June. , further the report will be drafted by end of May and published during the summer. - To complete a short workshop report.
Outcome of the expert consultation (3) Further activities: To map standards and prepare a gap analysis, - - To investigate funding opportunities, - To elaborate a concept note on energy efficiency standards in buildings, - To seek feedback from the UNECE member States through relevant meetings.
Outcome of the expert consultation (3) • The informal Task Force on Energy Efficiency Standards in Buildings will establish partnerships with key partner organizations active in the UNECE region. The following organizations will may be invited to cooperate.
Possible partners (1) • Global EE Accelerators Platform • World Bank RISE Initiative [Need new banking products for EE – World Bank can push national banks who then push commercial banks] • ISO • IEC • IEA • EASC - CIS Inter-governmental Committee on Standards – Group on Education on Standards-related issues
Possible partners (2) • International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) • Concentrated Action for EPBD (EC) • Concentrated Action for EED (EC) • American National Standards Institute (ANSI), EE Standardization Coordination Collaborative (EESCC) • Investment Confidence Project (ICP) Europe, ICP North America • World Resource Institute (WRI)
Possible meetings and events (1) The Informal Task Force meetings could be organized back to back to with the following events: A workshop on energy efficiency in buildings in Albania , May 2015 CSE Open-ended Consultations on UNECE Work on Sustainable Energy in Geneva , 27 - 28 May 2015 CHLM workshop on building codes in Tajikistan , 9-13 June 2015 CHLM workshop and action plan in Republic of Moldova , 7-9 September 2015 Sixth International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development in Yerevan, Armenia , 29 September – 1 October 2015, including workshop on energy efficiency in buildings A workshop on renewable energy, Baku, Azerbaijan , 12-14 October 2015
Possible meetings and events (2) ISE/ISO/UNECE on standards and regulations, 2-3 November 2015 Session of CSE Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency, Geneva , 5-6 November 2015 The two Committee sessions in Geneva , November and December 2015 World Climate Summit, Paris, Nov-Dec 2015 WPLA 6. World Standards Cooperation Event. Event on Housing. Conformity assessment, 1-3 December 2015
Contact persons for the Informal Task Group Force Secretary to the Committee on Housing and Land Management Ms. Gulnara Roll, Gulnara.Roll@unece.org Secretary to the Committee on Sustainable Energy Ms. Stefanie Held, stefanie.held@unece.org Secretary to the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency Mr. Oleg Dzioubinski, oleg.dzioubinski@unece.org Secretary to the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies Ms. Lorenza Jachia, Lorenza.Jachia@unece.org
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